{"id":361239,"date":"2026-01-09T17:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361239\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:19:11","slug":"belgium-collaborates-with-united-kingdom-on-electromagnetic-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361239\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium collaborates with United Kingdom on \u2018electromagnetic warfare\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a aria-label=\"View image\" class=\"prezly-slate-image-rollover\" id=\"image-84ff3ed8-70f7-4bf1-8672-5614331595a1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.assets.prezly.com\/84ff3ed8-70f7-4bf1-8672-5614331595a1\/Belgaimage-5036669.jpg\" style=\"max-width:5405px\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"prezly-slate-media prezly-slate-image__media prezly-slate-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgaimage-5036669.jpg\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Belgium will get a centre for electromagnetic warfare support. The federal Council of Ministers gave the green light for this on Friday. Belgium is entering into a strategic partnership with the United Kingdom for the establishment and operationalisation of the Joint Electromagnetic Warfare Support Centre or JEWSC 2.0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Electromagnetic warfare involves the use of electromagnetic communication, such as radio waves, infrared light or radar systems, and the disruption of that communication at the enemy\u2019s side. \u201cThose who do not have an advantage in this area are putting their people and their missions at risk,\u201d stated Belgian defence Minister Theo Francken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The Joint Electromagnetic Warfare Support Centre will support the ministry of defence in \u201cfour core tasks in cyberspace\u201d, explains Francken: \u201cprotecting, defending, gathering information and intervening\u201d. For example, the centre will reprogram data for weapon systems, support intelligence services and carry out surveillance and reconnaissance. Investments are also being made in education and training, specialised software for new weapon systems and the development of a test environment for anti-drone systems.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/united-kingdom-sends-anti-drone-team-to-belgium\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762700416_600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762700416_600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The Belgian ministry of defence is collaborating with the United Kingdom on the project. According to minister Francken, that country has a great deal of experience in the field of electromagnetic warfare. \u201cBy working together, we gain time, knowledge and effectiveness,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The agreement in principle with the UK runs from 2026 to 2030 and involves a budget of 150 million euros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The AOC Europe electronic warfare exhibition and conference event in England, in 2021 \u00a9 PHOTO OLI SCARFF \/ AFP<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Related news<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/defence-minister-presents-new-air-defence-and-anti-drone-systems\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belganewsagency.eu\/howest-brugge-and-defence-launch-first-cyber-defence-factory-in-flanders\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnail\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767979151_438_600x600.jpeg&quot;)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"prezly-slate-bookmark-card-component__thumbnailImage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767979151_438_600x600.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Website preview\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belgium will get a centre for electromagnetic warfare support. The federal Council of Ministers gave the green light&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-361239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}